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IT is nice and has quite a history; I particularly like the Jimi cigarette burn part.

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My bah-humbug and get off my lawn out.
 
Sp8ctre said:
Agree on the price...he's going for the star power history and that is why it would need to be proven!
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What would need to be proven to me is why that would make it work $10k more than the going rate for an all-original. It's not going to make it play or sound better even if it could be authenticated and his only "proof" is something along the lines of "don't believe me? Go ask so-and-so."
 
gball said:
What would need to be proven to me is why that would make it work $10k more than the going rate for an all-original. It's not going to make it play or sound better even if it could be authenticated and his only "proof" is something along the lines of "don't believe me? Go ask so-and-so."
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No...I mean more like documented history of the guitar in photos and such. And we all know that that kind of proven history greatly increases the value of a guitar...just look at Greenie...or Blackie...or Brownie...
 
Sp8ctre said:
No...I mean more like documented history of the guitar in photos and such. And we all know that that kind of proven history greatly increases the value of a guitar...just look at Greenie...or Blackie...or Brownie...
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But he's not claiming it was used on any well-known recordings or toured with any of the people he namechecks. Just because someone may (or may not have) played it at one point doesn't raise it to the status of any of the guitars your named for a collector, which have well-known and easily verified histories. No way what he claims makes that guitar worth $10k more than a clean unmodded one from the same year, which is just as likely to have been played by any of those guys in my estimation.
 
gball said:
But he's not claiming it was used on any well-known recordings or toured with any of the people he namechecks. Just because someone may (or may not have) played it at one point doesn't raise it to the status of any of the guitars your named for a collector, which have well-known and easily verified histories. No way what he claims makes that guitar worth $10k more than a clean unmodded one from the same year, which is just as likely to have been played by any of those guys in my estimation.
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I get that...that is why my first post stated "if the provenance could be proven' otherwise it's just hearsay and good conversation. It's way overpriced with no solid proof...
 
Sp8ctre said:
I get that...that is why my first post stated "if the provenance could be proven' otherwise it's just hearsay and good conversation. It's way overpriced with no solid proof...
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I guess my position is that the little bit of incidental "provenance" the guy is claiming, even if it could be proven, is nothing that would add to the price of the guitar and he gets docked for the mods with a vintage instrument. To me it's worth less than the same model in closer to original condition. He doesn't claim that Jimi owned it, just that he played and burned it...worth more? Hell no.
 
Unless your one of those weird collectors......look how much some people pay for a signed sweaty jersy some athlete stunk up playing with his balls...er a ball....er ----oh you know what I mean....
 
In 1958 Gibson made a bunch of gold plated PAF pickups 1959 Gibson mostly used nickel plated hardware 1965-1967 you can find Gibson's with gold hardware with the 1958 PAF'S
Market value on a 1958 Gold PAF is $6,000.00 each so 18K and the guitar is historical first year of issue.
 
67plexi said:
In 1958 Gibson made a bunch of gold plated PAF pickups 1959 Gibson mostly used nickel plated hardware 1965-1967 you can find Gibson's with gold hardware with the 1958 PAF'S
Market value on a 1958 Gold PAF is $6,000.00 each so 18K and the guitar is historical first year of issue.
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Not sure what your point is there. Maybe it would be worth more parted out (?), but you can pick these up all day long in clean condition for $23k - $25k, less if its been modded or beat up.
 
It's all supply and demand 32k is chump change to some people. This is the time of year when the vintage guitar dealers buy to avoid paying taxes from last years sales.
 
Really like the guitar...really don't like the price!:confused:

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67plexi said:
32k is chump change to some people.
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Very true, but I know a few people who would consider it that and still wouldn't overspend by 10 grand. That's just throwing it away, and people don't tend to get to the point in life that $32k is chump change by being foolish with their money.
 
gball said:
But he's not claiming it was used on any well-known recordings or toured with any of the people he namechecks. Just because someone may (or may not have) played it at one point doesn't raise it to the status of any of the guitars your named for a collector, which have well-known and easily verified histories. No way what he claims makes that guitar worth $10k more than a clean unmodded one from the same year, which is just as likely to have been played by any of those guys in my estimation.
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My Mom has an old Telecaster that was said to have been played by Don Rich, but she never speaks of it in that context. It's just "an old Tele."
 
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